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A Test of Virtue

Sīlavīmaṁsanajātaka

“In sooth there is”—This story the Master told while dwelling at Jetavana, about the rebuking of sin. The circumstances will be set forth in the Paniya Birth in the Eleventh Book. The following is a brief summary of it.

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  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Catukkanipāta
  • 0.3Kāliṅgavagga

0.45. Sīlavīmaṁsanajātaka

1.1PTS 3.19“Natthi loke raho nāma,1.2pāpakammaṁ pakubbato;1.3Passanti vanabhūtāni,1.4taṁ bālo maññatī raho.

2.1Ahaṁ raho na passāmi,2.2suññaṁ vāpi na vijjati;2.3Yattha aññaṁ na passāmi,2.4asuññaṁ hoti taṁ mayā”.

3.1“Dujjacco ca sujacco ca,3.2nando ca sukhavaḍḍhito;3.3Vejjo ca addhuvasīlo ca,3.4te dhammaṁ jahu matthikā.

4.1Brāhmaṇo ca kathaṁ jahe,4.2sabbadhammāna pāragū;4.3Yo dhammamanupāleti,4.4dhitimā saccanikkamo”ti.

5.1Sīlavīmaṁsanajātakaṁ pañcamaṁ.